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Dáil
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Children’s beauty pageants

Summary

Michael Healy-Rae asks whether the family relationships and children legislation will ban beauty pageants for young children; the Taoiseach says the matter is not Government policy and gives no publication date for the Bill.

Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

It has been enacted and we have discussed it. I call Deputy Michael Healy-Rae.

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I refer to the family relationships and children Bill. Is there any proposal by the Government in that Bill to ban beauty pageants for young children? This is of concern to many people in the country. Children could not attend these beauty pageants unless their parents brought them. Is it the Government's intention to allow these pageants to continue?

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

We are not into pageants here. When is the Bill due?

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Enda Kenny The Taoiseach Fine Gael

That is not a matter for Government. There is no date yet for the publication of the family relationships and children Bill, mentioned by the Deputy.

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